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Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes

3 June 2019 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, French Riviera, Hotels Reading Time: 7 minutes

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The Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc is a resort hotel in Antibes on the French Riviera. Built in 1869 as a private mansion, it opened as a hotel in 1887. Rudolf August Oetker, a German industrialist, and his wife Maja von Malaisé first spotted the mansion while sailing on the Côte d’Azur in 1964; they bought the hotel five years later. For many years the hotel did not accept credit cards. Cash only was accepted, though most guests wired money ahead of their stay. In 2006 this policy was dropped. read more…